# Kim Pizzingrilli

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**Kim Pizzingrilli** was a member of the [Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission](/source/Pennsylvania_Public_Utility_Commission) and a former [Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania](/source/Secretary_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania).[1][2][3]

## Career

Pizzingrilli worked for the [Treasurer of Pennsylvania](/source/Treasurer_of_Pennsylvania)'s office and the [Independent Regulatory Review Commission](/source/Independent_Regulatory_Review_Commission) prior to serving as the [Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania](/source/Secretary_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania).[4] During her tenure as Secretary of the Commonwealth, she frequently spoke to groups of high school students regarding the elections process and the importance of voting.[5] She was nominated by Pennsylvania Governors [Tom Ridge](/source/Tom_Ridge), [Mark Schweiker](/source/Mark_Schweiker) and [Ed Rendell](/source/Ed_Rendell) to serve as a commissioner on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. She was subsequently confirmed by the [Pennsylvania State Senate](/source/Pennsylvania_State_Senate).[6]

Following her departure from public service, Pizzingrilli became a member of [Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney](/source/Buchanan_Ingersoll_%26_Rooney)'s Government Relations and Public Policy section, for which she chaired the State Government Relations Practice Group. She also served as the co-chair of the Firm's Energy Industry team.[7]

## References

1. Silver, Jonathan D. (June 7, 2000). ["Kim Pizzingrilli: Women struggle for better posts in state offices"](http://www.post-gazette.com/headlines/20000607PersonSix5.asp). *[Pittsburgh Tribune Review](/source/Pittsburgh_Tribune_Review)*

1. ["Commissioner Kim Pizzingrilli"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110716114106/http://www.puc.state.pa.us/General/Com_Info/Com_Pizzingrilli.aspx). *www.puc.state.pa.us*. [Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission](/source/Pennsylvania_Public_Utility_Commission). Archived from [the original](http://www.puc.state.pa.us/General/Com_Info/Com_Pizzingrilli.aspx) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-12-10.

1. Blakeslee, Jaime. "[Students encouraged to vote](https://www.newspapers.com/image/449724057)." Pottsville, Pennsylvania: *Pottsville Republican & Evening Herald*, September 25, 1999, p. 29 (subsription required).

1. Miller, Dan. "[State honors voters](https://www.newspapers.com/image/345114261)." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: *The Sentinel*, Octobero 20, 2000, p. 1 (subscription required).

1. Sheehan, Dan. "[Hillside pupils take to the polls](https://www.newspapers.com/image/1079068689)." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: *The Patriot-News*, November 7, 2000, p. East-19 (subscription required).

1. "[Ridge picks aide for PUC post](https://www.newspapers.com/image/90853809)." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: *Pittsburgh Post-Gazette*, October 4, 2001, p. E1 (subscription required).

1. "[A look at the state's most influential lobbyists](https://www.newspapers.com/image/529888068)." Hazleton, Pennsylvania: *Standard-Speaker*, August 6, 2018, p. A7 (subscription required).

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